A Search for Translators of the Chinese text, the Huayan Sutra(Avatamsaka Sutra, Taisho No. 278):

We are seeking a team of translators for this important and voluminoustext (393 Taisho pages long) .

A) A team of translators coordinated by a leadingtranslator. (Preferably a group affiliated with a university orresearch institute.)

B) Be able to complete the translation in approximately 5 years.

C) Translation fee is $350 per Taisho page, with the total amountingto U.S. $137,550.00 (One hundred thirty-seven thousand five-hundredfifty dollars). Payments ($250 per Taisho page) can be made for pagessubmitted before the entire text is completed. However, the remainingtranslation fee ($100 for Taisho page) can only be made uponcompletion of the entire text.

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So in maybe five (or fifteen) years we'll have a new complete English translation of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.

I think they'll have a hard time finding a team. They'd be better off finding somebody with connections to be in charge and co-ordinate the massive translation amongst numerous scholars.

In any case, hopefully within this decade we'll have a new Avataṃsaka Sūtra in English.

I had a dream last night where I found myself in an abandoned cave/temple somewhere in Asia.On a stone plinth in the middle of the room was several large leatherbound books.I opened them and guess what ? A full English translation of the Avatamsaka sutra complete with a page by page commentary.It was written on the most beautiful thick moleskin paper in red ink in what must have been about a dozen books.How strange that I had this dream. I wonder what significance it has.I must stop eating cheese near bedtime.

adept wrote:I had a dream last night where I found myself in an abandoned cave/temple somewhere in Asia.On a stone plinth in the middle of the room was several large leatherbound books.I opened them and guess what ? A full English translation of the Avatamsaka sutra complete with a page by page commentary.It was written on the most beautiful thick moleskin paper in red ink in what must have been about a dozen books.How strange that I had this dream. I wonder what significance it has.I must stop eating cheese near bedtime.

Next time go to the title page, pay closer attention and write down what it says.

Basically, there is not even one buddha, only great wisdom. Bodhisattva Hsuan Hua

adept wrote:I had a dream last night where I found myself in an abandoned cave/temple somewhere in Asia.On a stone plinth in the middle of the room was several large leatherbound books.I opened them and guess what ? A full English translation of the Avatamsaka sutra complete with a page by page commentary.It was written on the most beautiful thick moleskin paper in red ink in what must have been about a dozen books.How strange that I had this dream. I wonder what significance it has.I must stop eating cheese near bedtime.

Next time go to the title page, pay closer attention and write down what it says.

When I opened the top book of the pile and started to 'read', it was as if I understood everything in that instant.Hard to explain in words. It was more of a 'feeling', than a knowing.Anyway, I take this as some sort of message that I need to read and study this sutra, along with any relevant Huayan material (I've had some help from Jeff on this already. )This would tie in nicely with my Pure Land recitation practice.

Anders Honore wrote:Will, how is ven Heng Shou these days? I take it his health problems have abated for him to undertake a project of this magnitude?

Is the BTTS one not one that has been in the works for a number of years by now? If not, strange that they would start up again as I presume Heng Shou would have fairly close ties to them.

Anders, as he mentions in this thread viewtopic.php?f=41&t=7674 as long as his transplanted liver stays healthy, he will press onward.

As for BTTS, I do not know if they are going to try and speed up their Avatamsaka Sutra with Master Hua's full comments version or drop that and (just like the Shurangama Sutra) do the sutra alone with a few excerpts from Master Hua, or.... I just do not know.

Basically, there is not even one buddha, only great wisdom. Bodhisattva Hsuan Hua